Feminism, it's not a dirty word

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  Katherine

  

  Inventing Ivana Trump: Her Improbable Rise and Tragic Death

  Vanity Fair - Mark Seal

  In Montreal, Ivana begins her rise as a model, walking runways and posing in fashion magazines. “I wish 10 more like her would walk through the door right now,” the modeling agency director marvels, noting her “perfect height and size” and her “good head for fashion”—attributes that will soon …

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  Kristen

  

  How Confidence Is Weaponized Against Women

  Harvard Business Review - Darren T. Baker and Juliet Bourke

  When women fail to achieve career goals, leaders are prone to attribute it to a lack of self-confidence. And when women demonstrate high levels of confidence through behaviors, such as being extroverted or assertive, they risk overdoing it and, ironically, being perceived as lacking confidence. No …

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  Kristen

  

  Ukraine's first lady posed for 'Vogue' and sparked discussion on how to #SitLikeAGirl

  NPR - Ashley Westerman

  LVIV, Ukraine — What does it mean to "sit like a girl"? The question arose after Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska appeared sitting on the cover of Vogue last month. Some critics ridiculed her pose as not being feminine. In the portrait, made by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz in Kyiv, Zelenska …

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  Kristen

  

  Companies Are Starting to Institute Monthly "Period Leave" for Those Who Menstruate

  Good Housekeeping - Brijana Prooker

  “Each month, it feels like my body is fighting against itself and fighting against my career,” says Laken Brooks, a grad student who has endured …

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  Kristen

  

  Career tips from Janet Yellen: Do what you love, but also what you hate

  The Washington Post - By Stacey Vanek Smith

  Most people dream of having a conversation with a president or a CEO or their favorite movie star or pro athlete. I dreamed of interviewing Janet L. Yellen. She was my Beyoncé. For the last 15 years, I have been a business and economics reporter, first at the public radio show “Marketplace” and now …

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  Kristen

  

  Granddaughters of the Revolution

  thecut - By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay

  It’s fitting that — on the eve of the first presidential election in which we can vote for a major-party female candidate — the power of the female …